| Opal is said to enhance insight and dispels dread, | | | | lightening. |
| and is known as being the birthstone of October. | | | | On crowns opals symbolize hope and purity for |
| Opal is also given to as a 14th wedding | | | | ages. Since the 14th century there have been |
| anniversary gift. Opal gets it name from the | | | | some cultures that have thought that this gem |
| Greek work "opallus" which means to see a | | | | stone was an Eye Stone which watches over the |
| change in color. This is apparent because opal has | | | | family of rayalty. They thought that the opal was |
| the ability to reflect wavelengths of light for a | | | | the ruler of all gems because it has the range of |
| lovely vision. There are more than a dozen | | | | all the colors in the rainbow. |
| different colors of opals. | | | | You can acquire a black opal which has a dark |
| Opals are mined from deposits located mainly in | | | | body hue compared to most other opals, a white |
| Southern Australia, but there are still areas where | | | | opal also referred to as a milky opal, a boulder |
| you can find small amounts such as Mexico, | | | | opal which is very dark and magnificent in color, |
| Nevada, Brazil, and Czechoslovakia. | | | | the crystal opal which has a transparent or semi |
| Opal is actually a non crystallized silica which is a | | | | transparent body tone and contain forms of black |
| mineral found near the earth's surface in the | | | | and white crystal, and lastly the fire opal which is |
| areas where ancient hot springs were once . | | | | an American name meaning an opal that has a |
| Roman's referred to this gem stone as "Cupid | | | | particular red hue. |
| Paederos," which translates as a child as exquisite | | | | It doesn't matter which color of opal you buy just |
| as love. The Romans also thought that opals | | | | make certain you know what the hue symbolizes. |
| came to earth from the heavens in a flash of | | | | |